Keeping time : the history and theory of preservation in America

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Keeping time : the history and theory of preservation in America

William J. Murtagh

John Wiley & Sons, c1997

Rev. ed

  • pbk.

Available at  / 5 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-237) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A thorough yet succinct look at American community preservation--its history, practice and legal framework. This book discusses the roles of the private citizen and government, as well as the practice of house museums, historic districts, building rehabilitation, landscape preservation, rural preservation and archaeology.

Table of Contents

  • The Language of Preservation
  • The Preservation Movement and the Private Citizen Before World War II
  • The Preservation Movement and the National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • Government and the Preservation Movement
  • Government and Preservation Since World War II
  • The Historic Room and House Museum
  • Outdoor Museums
  • Historic Districts
  • Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use
  • Landscape Preservation
  • Rural and Small Town Preservation
  • Archaeology
  • Preservation in Practice
  • Epilogue: And What of the Future?
  • Appendices
  • Chronology
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index.

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